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    Tan wire running under the alternator?

    Re: Tan wire running under the alternator? Here are some images of the marine Motorola alternator...
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    Tan wire running under the alternator?

    Re: Tan wire running under the alternator? I have the black wire going to the B+ output (which you said is causing a big-time short) , I cut the pigtail that had to wires, took the white (shown as purple) to EXC/IGNITION terminal and then the red to the other SENSE/BATTERY terminal. Ground...
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    Tan wire running under the alternator?

    Re: Tan wire running under the alternator? Got ya, I just meant I was moving over to make further replies. Here is the Motorola setup exactly... I disconnected it two days ago and haven't done anything until I get this wiring resolved absolutely.
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    Tan wire running under the alternator?

    Re: Tan wire running under the alternator? I'm going to purchase the pin harness back to the instrument panel, I just need to know what that tannish wire gets attached to on the portside of the engine and its functionality on the starboard side where you see it joined in a cluster*uck with...
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    Tan wire running under the alternator?

    Re: Tan wire running under the alternator? Traced it back..what a cluster*uck... I am still trying to figure out what the tan wire goes to..it gets constant juice from the battery when the ground wire to the navigation lights is hooked up to the negative battery terminal…it goes under the...
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    Is this an automotive distributor and starter?

    I need to replace the carb and fuel pump.. headed to the marine shop in a few hours... does the distributor and starter/solenoid look automotive in nature or marine? Do you recommend I swap out for marine if undetermined? Thanks!
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    A little help identifying my engine please...

    Re: A little help identifying my engine please... Bubba1235 identified the drive is a MC-1 or sometimes called a pre-alpha. Please see attached pics.
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    A little help identifying my engine please...

    Re: A little help identifying my engine please... Thank you, FS!!! Don, Please see the attached pic...wouldn't the manifold receive water via the route pointed out? Thanks!
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    A little help identifying my engine please...

    I'm piggy-backing off a previous post on another board. http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=555985 I just recently purchased my neighbor's 1982 Renken Bow-rider model 950. I have the hull# ID. The fuel gauge does not work and the lights on the temp gauge flickers. The boat was given to...
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    How do I identify what my boat's specs are w/o the manual?

    Re: How do I identify what my boat's specs are w/o the manual? Here are some pics of the engine and solenoid/starter. Thanks!
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    How do I identify what my boat's specs are w/o the manual?

    Re: How do I identify what my boat's specs are w/o the manual? I did find 87173 Mercury on the hydraulic though. Not sure if that helps. Thanks!
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    How do I identify what my boat's specs are w/o the manual?

    I just recently purchased my neighbor's 1982 Renken Bow-rider model 950. I have the hull# ID. The fuel gauge does not work and the lights on the temp gauge flickers. The boat was given to my neighbor by his father-in-law. A boat manual does not exist. My neighbor said the engine was "rebuilt,"...
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    Replaced an auto alternator with A MARINE MOTOROLA ALTERNATOR, BUT...

    Previous owner had an automotive alternator which I discovered (through this forum input, thanks folks!) so I went to the marine shop and purchased a marine Motorola alternator... Advance Auto took the auto one back and refunded my neighbor ~$60.00, but the marine alternator ran me ~$160.00...
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    Are marine and auto alternators interchangeable?

    From a previously started thread... "I purchased an older, 1982 Renken 185 Bow-rider, boat from a neighborhood gentleman. He ?inherited? it from his father-in-law. A month or two ago, the neighbor "replaced the alternator with one from Advance Auto that looked almost similar according to the...
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    Alternator exciter (tan) wire question

    Should I attach the tan wire to the alternator's Bat+ terminal instead of keeping the red one attached as shown in the photos provided? The previous owner replaced the alternator and is somewhat certain that the red wire was capped off with a wire nut. I guess that would mean the tan wire would...
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    Tan wire running under the alternator?

    Good evening! I purchased an older, 1982 Renken 185 Bow-rider, boat from a neighborhood gentleman. He ?inherited? it from his father-in-law. At one point, the engine was replaced with a bigger I/O motor.. a 350 GM. There is a thick tannish wire, thicker than wires that run accessories, but not...
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